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Massimo Lonardi was born in Milan in 1953. He is an Italian lutenist who performs as a soloist and with several ensembles across Europe. He graduated in classical guitar under Ruggero Chiesa at the Milan Conservatory, then specialized in lute with Hopkinson Smith. He teaches lute at the Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali “Franco Vittadini” in Pavia and at the Scuola di Musica Antica in Venice.
His discography includes dozens of recordings, among them monographic CDs devoted to the music of Francesco Canova da Milano, Pietro Paolo Borrono, Joan Ambrosio Dalza, and Vincenzo Capirola. He has also recorded the vihuela works of Luis Milán and the lute works of John Dowland.
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